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Nintendo goes NASCAR, gets a beer gut
12:29 PM on 07.16.2007, Dale North 31 comments

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Believe it or not, Japanese gaming company Nintendo is the new sponsor of Greg Biffle's #16 Ford Fusion in this year's NASCAR events. Now, this is not a little sticker on the rear of the vehicle, either. The whole car is basically a fast-moving, white and blue advertisement for the Nintendo Wii.

Fans of cars driving in countless circles will get to see the racecar's debut on Sunday, August 12th at Watkins Glen International in New York, and again at the Dover International Speedway in Delaware on September 23rd. The Watkins Glen race will  be on ESPN at 1 p.m., so those who would like to maybe see the car for a few minutes before switching back to video gaming can.

Nintendo will have a Nintendo Street Team at upcoming NASCAR events, letting redneck families get their hands on that there game tape system they saw at the Wal-Marts. "Mah, they got that one with the remote!"  Both the Wii and Nintendo DS will be available for play, with Mario Strikers Charged and Pokemon loaded up for play between beer breaks.

Hit the jump to see where the Nintendo Street Team will be in the coming months.
July 13 - 15: Chicagoland Speedway

Aug. 17 - 19: Michigan International Speedway

Aug. 31 - Sept. 2: California Speedway, Fontana, CA

Sept. 21 - 23: Dover International Speedway, Delaware — be sure to check out the Wii-themed race car at Sunday's race!

Oct. 12 - 14: Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina

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Oni's Avatar
Oni at 07/16/2007 12:31
No no no! They've got it all wrong! They need Madden or Excite Truck, not Charged. I think the Pokemans will do ok though, 'cause everybody loves Mudkipz.
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 07/16/2007 12:34
I just might be the only NASCAR fan on this site, but I think it's great. Dover is nearby too, so I just might check it out.
Husky Hog's Avatar
Husky Hog at 07/16/2007 12:36
More Dale North please. He is badass
Grapefruit Juice's Avatar
Grapefruit Juice at 07/16/2007 12:38
There hasnt been a team-up this perfect since Dumb and Dumber
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar
RICHARD BLOCKER at 07/16/2007 12:47
Old news
bloodylip's Avatar
bloodylip at 07/16/2007 12:53
Gameboi:

Dover sucks. That is all.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 07/16/2007 13:03
TALLADEGA NIGHTS.
Skeeblar's Avatar
Skeeblar at 07/16/2007 13:05
I'm never gonna hear the end of this from my parents...
"LOOK IT TEH WII CAR!!!"
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 07/16/2007 13:15
People watch NASCAR? I thought it was just my cat.
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BluDesign at 07/16/2007 13:21
Next Wii accessories:

Wii Chaw cup for tykes. (The spit controls the motion!)

Extra absorbent Bounty paper towel Wii-mote covers for sweaty redneck hands.

Wii-skey, Jack Daniels accessory for gettin' plowed during Rapala and Cabala games.

Wii-febeater: Official Wii branded undershirt.

Wii-tlin': Make your own Wii-mote outta pine, balsa, and birch!

Banjo Hero for Wii: compete for acclaim to all your favorite Bluegrass tunes. Waylon Jennings provides master tracks for "Good Ol' Boys"

Phoenix Jones: Semi-Solid Waste Stream Handler! Replicate real life septic tank and grease trap haulers as they collect sewage from rural areas and then attempt to process the waste stream to make it back into semi-drinkable water.

WarioWare:Welfare Recipient Squander all your savings away on beer and strippers and then learn to take care of your 16 children on $200 a month in food stamps!

WiiSports: RE | Sports include:TV watchin', Moonshinin', Cannonball Runnin', Smokey and the Bandit Runs, Evadin' Boss Hogg, Eyeballin' yer hawt Sister/pet pig Lucy.

Miis are replaced with "What the fuck'r those little fuckers doin' on mah damn TV. They fuckin' up mah recepshun."

The Jesus Mii would be standard, and skin color options would include: white, pale, ghostly, ginger-haired pale, eggshell, flabby cottage cheese white, and no blacks allowed, lest they start gettin' any ideas.
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 07/16/2007 13:36
Here, DVDDesign. Please have an internet. You've earned it. :)
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 07/16/2007 13:40
lawl
Kif 's Avatar
Kif at 07/16/2007 13:53
That looks like it was made in Forza.
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gamesronlygames at 07/16/2007 14:06
Cheer up wiihaters. Why such animosity. It was Nintendo that got a lot of folks into gaming and continues to do so now. A good portion of those folk will learn to love more challenging systems etc and will eventually game on 360,ps3 and pc's. So if it gets them in the door and they have fun why all the mockery and hatred? Seems counter productive to the future of gaming.
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SamHill at 07/16/2007 14:07
My question is, if Nintendo is sponsoring Greg Biffle's car now, what are they gonna do for the PS3/X360 versions of Nascar?
JLanphear's Avatar
JLanphear at 07/16/2007 14:14
Kif: Yes, it does look like it was made in Forza.

SamHill: Obviously the Wii car will appear to be a vandalized by a microsoft and/or sony fanboy with "360 RULZ" and "PS3 4 LYFE" graffiti covering all of the Wii logos.
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JLanphear at 07/16/2007 14:15
Also, I'm being forced to go to the race at Michigan International Speedway on August 19th, so maybe this will provide me with some entertainment at that god-forsaken redneck heaven hell hole.
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Netik09 at 07/16/2007 14:16
Yeehaaw!!
Netik09's Avatar
Netik09 at 07/16/2007 14:17
Cue the dueling banjos!
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 07/16/2007 14:19
@bloodylip

The "Monster Mile" sucks? Nah. It's a great track.
TheBrain's Avatar
TheBrain at 07/16/2007 14:25
I hate NASCAR but I now cheer on Mr. Biffle, because he has a silly name, not because of the car. Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle.
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AnnePackrat at 07/16/2007 15:29
My husband and I are very fond of the Wii car idea. He loves our Wii, watches at least two Nascar races a week, watches three MLS games and is an outspoken liberal.

How's that for the conservative redneck Nascar stereotype?
De-Filer's Avatar
De-Filer at 07/16/2007 15:38
I'm not a redneck and I watch Nascar, in fact I hate rednecks. But I love dem dun der Wiis and Greg Biffle!
reticulate's Avatar
reticulate at 07/16/2007 16:48
My NASCAR let me show you it.
hardwareguy's Avatar
hardwareguy at 07/16/2007 16:59
Isn't calling all NASCAR fans rednecks just like calling all video game fans losers who live in their mom's basement?
NightDehumidifier's Avatar
NightDehumidifier at 07/16/2007 21:17
SHAKE n' BAKE!
bloodylip's Avatar
bloodylip at 07/17/2007 08:26
@Gameboi

No, I was just saying that Dover, in general, sucks. I hate that place. Plus all the traffic that race weekends generate force me to use alternate routes to get to the beaches.
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